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"Umm, I've been turned into a frog ... can I go home now?"
The Characters
- Mr. French: book-loving, bow-tie wearing, anglophile trying to learn French.
- Me, myself and I: trying to learn French by osmosis or something.
- Va: 6-year-old
- Eff: 5-year-old
- Jonafinn: 2 and 3/4 year old
The "French" Family
"Umm, I've been turned into a frog ... can I go home now?"
About Me
- Swimming with frogs
- Rhymes-with-Anywhereville, Rhone-Alps, France
- What it's like to quit your jobs, pack up your belongings, leave them behind and live somewhere else for awhile.
Have a question about living in France? Just ask. I doubt we'll be able to help.
Swimmingwithfrogs@gmail.com
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Quotes
- “When in 1966 Charles de Gaulle ordered France out of NATO and American troops off French soil, Secretary of State Dean Rusk asked him if that included the American soldiers lying dead in the cemeteries at Normandy and throughout France” Charles Krauthammer
Quotable Quotes
"In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language”
Mark Twain
3 comments:
I'm confused. How does one just move to France without jobs? Perhaps one is independently wealthy? Avec beaucoup d'argent, non?
Do you live in an apartment? Do you have a car? Are the people really skinnier? Can you walk everywhere?
Do you regret a single second?
See, that's a good question! We wish we were independently wealthy. (who doesn't?) There are so many countries we want to live in! We looked into the costs, figured out a budget and saved our money. And, it's only for ten months. And after ten months we'll need a job ASAP.
You probably know this, but it's very hard for Americans to get a job in Europe b/c of the high unemployment among the citizens. It's usually only with an American company (or you have "special skills"). In fact to get our 'carte de sejour' (long term visa), you have to sign a statement that says you will not work for money while in France.
We live in an apartment, we don't have a car, they're not all skinnier, we can walk pretty much everywhere (Mr. French's pants are loose!) (plus the train station is one block away) and
I really don't regret a single second. My husband especially, though, (since this is really his brainchild) feels completely satisfied in the decision. We've always wanted our kids to think they could go anywhere in the world. We hope this is a good step.
And warning to all our relatives: (Mr. French really really really really wants a job in a French speaking country!)
Mais non! Nous n'avons plus d'argent que vous.
;-)
Je suis seulement étudiant pauvre.
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